4. Fair
Value
Measurements
The
Funds
follow
a
fair
value
hierarchy
that
distinguishes
between
market
data
obtained
from
independent
sources
(observable
inputs)
and
the
Funds'
own
market
assumptions
(unobservable
inputs).
These
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
value
of
the
Funds’
financial
instruments
and
are
summarized
in
the
following
fair
value
hierarchy:
Level
1
–
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
financial
instruments
Level
2
–
other
significant
observable
inputs
(including
quoted
prices
for
similar
financial
instruments,
interest
rates,
prepayment
speed,
credit
risk,
etc.)
Level
3
–
significant
unobservable
inputs
(including
the
Funds'
own
assumptions
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments)
The
input
levels
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
or
liquidity
associated
with
financial
instruments
at
that
level.
A
summary
of
inputs
used
as
of
September
30,
2024,
in
valuing
the
Funds’
assets
carried
at
fair
value,
is
as
follows:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Foreign
Smaller
Companies
Series
Assets:
Investments
in
Securities:
Common
Stocks
:
Australia
.............................
$
—
$
13,049
$
—
$
13,049
Austria
...............................
1,029,827
—
—
1,029,827
Bahamas
.............................
2,408,165
—
—
2,408,165
Belgium
..............................
—
2,309,869
—
2,309,869
Brazil
................................
4,511,331
—
—
4,511,331
Canada
..............................
5,177,187
—
—
5,177,187
China
...............................
—
1,731,115
—
1,731,115
Denmark
.............................
—
654,349
—
654,349
Finland
..............................
2,505,373
—
—
2,505,373
France
...............................
—
737,423
—
737,423
Germany
.............................
—
6,726,742
—
6,726,742
Greece
..............................
—
903,247
—
903,247
Hong
Kong
...........................
—
4,260,940
—
4,260,940
India
................................
—
1,999,843
—
1,999,843
Indonesia
............................
794,688
—
—
794,688
Israel
................................
—
1,375,798
—
1,375,798
Italy
.................................
3,344,869
8,052,280
—
11,397,149
Japan
...............................
—
25,395,428
—
25,395,428
Mexico
..............................
680,817
—
—
680,817
New
Zealand
..........................
—
1,689,096
—
1,689,096
Norway
..............................
—
1,317,933
—
1,317,933
Philippines
............................
1,724,449
1,498,670
—
3,223,119
Portugal
..............................
893,068
—
—
893,068
Singapore
............................
—
819,001
—
819,001
South
Korea
..........................
—
4,521,301
—
4,521,301
Sweden
..............................
—
3,343,812
—
3,343,812
Switzerland
...........................
2,197,678
4,379,697
—
6,577,375
Taiwan
...............................
—
9,113,502
—
9,113,502
Thailand
.............................
—
3,605,791
—
3,605,791
United
Kingdom
........................
5,910,831
8,217,071
—
14,127,902
United
States
..........................
1,577,958
—
—
1,577,958
Short
Term
Investments
...................
448,301
—
—
448,301
Total
Investments
in
Securities
...........
$33,204,542
$92,665,957
a
$—
$125,870,499